Cigar-holder.



No. 895,568. PATENTED AUG. 11, 1908. L. A. LEU.

CIGAR HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.21,1908.

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LOUIS A. LEU, OF FESSENDEN, NORTH DAKOTA.

CIGAR-HOLDER Toall whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS A. LEU, a citizen of the United States,residing at Fessenden, North Dakota, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Cigar-Holders, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in cigar holders.

The object of this invention is to provide a holder that will obviateclipping the end of the cigar, which operation, as is well known,usually produces an unraveling of the outer leaf covering.

Another object of this invention is to maintain the cigar, while beingsmoked, in a perfectly fresh condition and at the same time preventfouling of the smoke.

Still another object contemplated by this invention is the provision ofmeans for effec tually eliminating a quantity of nicotin and tobacco tarfrom the smoke before the latter has reached the mouth of the smoker.

To the accomplishment of the recited objects and others coordinatetherewith, the preferred embodiment of the invention resides in thatconstruction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described, illustratedin the accompanying drawings and embraced within the scope of theappended claims.

In said drawmgs: Flgure 1 1s a slde elevation of the complete holder,showing the ci-- gar in dotted lines, and Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsection taken along lines :2ca: thereof. Fig. 3 is a detail perspectiveview of the slidable band. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section showing theadaptation of an ordinary cigar holder to the nicotin trap. Fig. 5 is adetail fragmentary section of one of the terminals of the smoke tubes.

1 Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views.

The detachable mouth-piece preferably of amber and designated in thedrawings by numeral 1, is provided with a metal tube 2, open at bothends and disposed at an inclination, each terminal being screw-threadedand engaging respectively, with the. complementary screw-threaded metalgrip 3 and the annular flange 4 of the nicotin trap 5, against which theterminal of the amber mouth-piece abuts and forms a perfectly tight andeven joint. This tube serves not only to reinforce the amber mouth-piecebut should the latter become broken or otherwise impaired, resort couldbe had to the auxiliary tube. The fact Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 21, 1908.

Patented Aug. 11,1908.

Serial No. 422,476.

that the tube and mouth-piece could be curved and still retain the samecooperative features is another advantage of this organization.

The hollow cylindrical nicotin trap formed of metal, hard-rubber or anyother suitable material, has its forward end slightly reinforced, as at6. Located diagonally opposite the annular flange 4 is a screw-threadedopening 7, so that in case there was a failure to remove the screw-plugS at the bottom of the trap, quite a large quantity of foreign mattercould accumulate before an overflow occurred at the opening 4. Thisfeature of the invention is considered to be a marked improvement overdevices of a similar nature, as it may be used interchangeably with apipe or cigar holder of the common type. Fig. 4 discloses thisinterchangeable feature as applied to a cigar holder 18.

T 1e holder intended to be utilized in connection with the nicotin trapcomprises a pair of spring steel tubes 9, having angularly bent hollowpiercing pins 10, beveled as represented in Fig. 5 of the drawings, andar ranged diametrically opposite each other to conform to the shape of acigar and terminating at a common outlet 11, which is in communicationwith the nicotin trap. The screw-threaded extension 12, the curvedflange 13 and the smoke tubes are formed integrally with one another.

In order to secure the cigar in proper position there is provided acircular slidable band 14, with oppositely disposed eyelets 15 forengagement with the smoke tubes. As the cigar is consumed to a pointadjacent the piercing pins the band 14 is manipulated forward to releasesaid pins and then backward to hold the cigar in its readjustedposition. Thus it will be observed that by the use of the .smoke tubesthe smoke is not drawn through the whole length of the cigar but onlythrough sections or portions thereof and the remainder of the cigar iskept fresh until the very end. In contradistinction to gripping thecigar on o posite sides thereof, as hereinbefore set fort 1, hollowtubes or darts may be employed and the same result attained by forcingthe latter into the end or side of the cigar and adjusting it graduallyas the cigar is being consumed.

The legs 16 on the nicotin trap are used when the ordinary type ofholder is applied, and those on the band, designated by referencenumeral 17, when the tubular holder is utilized, the function in eachcase being to elevate the cigar a sufficient distance from the surfaceof furniture orthe like and thereby prevent burning of the latter.

It is evident that the smoke tubes, single hollow tubes or darts andreinforced mouth piece, in fact, all of the various parts of thisinvention, could be used in conjunction with the ordinary type ofholder.

This invention is simple in construction, comparatively cheap. tomanufacture, neat in design and the component parts thereof can besegregated and re-assembled with facility.

It should be understood that in its broader aspects the inventioncomprehends the elnployment not only of the various means-described, butof equivalent means for performing the recited functions.

While the arrangement shown is thought, at the present time, to bepreferable, it is desired to reserve the right to effect suchmodifications and variations thereof as may come fairly within the scopeof the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, What is claimed, is:

1. The combination with a cigar holder, of a main mouth-piece, anauxiliary mouthpiece, and an intermediate nicotin trap, said auxiliarymouth-piece being inclosed by said main mouth-piece and therebyconstituting a core for the latter.

2. The combination with .a cigar holder, of a main mouth-piece, anauxiliary mouthpiece, an intermediate nicotin trap, said auxiliarymouth-piece being inclosed by said main mouth-piece, both of saidmouth-pieces being detachably connected to each other and the nicotintrap, and a removable grip carried by the auxiliary mouth-piece for.

holding the main mouth-piece in proper rela tive position.

3. The combination with a cigar holder comprising a pair of yieldablesmoke tubes, of main and auxiliary mouth-pieces, an intermediate nicotintrap, and means carried by said tubes for securing and releasing thecigar.

4. The combination with a cigar holder comprising a air of diametricallydis osed yiel able smo e tubes adapted to fit cFosely against oppositesides of the cigar, main and auxiliary mouth-pieces, an nicotin trap,and means carried by said tubes for securing and releasing the cigar.

5. The combination with a cigar holder comrising a air of diametricallydisposed yiel able smo e tubes adapted to fit closely against oppositesides of the cigar, main and auxiliary mouth-pieces, an intermediatenicotin trap, and a band carried by and adapted to slide over saidtubes, thereby causing the tubes to contract or expand with respect tothe cigar.

6. The combination with a cigar holder comprising a pair of integrallyformed diametrically disposed yieldable smoke tubes adapted to fitclosely against opposite sides of the cigar, main and auxiliary mouthieces, an intermediate nicotin trap, and a band carried byv and adaptedto slide over said tubes, thereby causing the tubes to contract orexpand with respect to the cigar.

7. The combination with a cigar holder comprising a pair of integrallyformed dia metrically disposed yieldable smoke tubes provided withpiercing terminals and adapted to conform to the shape of a cigar andfit closely against opposite sides thereof, main and auxiliarymouth-pieces, an intermediate nicotin trap, and a band carried by andadapted to slide over said tubes, thereby causing the tubes to contractor expand and respectively, engage or disengage the cigar.

8. The combination with a cigar holder, of main and auxiliarymouth-pieces, an intermediate nicotin trap having an inlet and anoutlet, said inlet being below the outlet, a clean-out plug for saidtrap, said main mouth-piece having an inclined bore adapted to receivesaid auxiliary mouth-piece and communicate with said outlet, theauxiliary mouth-piece having a removable grip for securing themouth-pieces in proper relative position to each other and the nicotintrap.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

LOUIS A. LEU. Witnesses:

B. F. WHIPPLE, GEo. P. LoUMERs.

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